Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85834

Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to publish a list of live legal cases the Government is taking against water companies.

Answer

Emma Hardy

At the conclusion of an investigation into a water company the Environment Agency (EA) will ordinarily be able to disclose the fact of the live prosecution from the point the information has been laid and summons granted. This is subject to any reporting ...

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